Minister Demands Consultants Honor Hours | Belfast News

Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is cracking down on consultants who aren’t honoring their contracts—especially regarding weekend work—demanding full compliance by July’s end. After a year of tracking work plans, she found less than 40% of consultants actually have extended hours built in. Now, regional clinical directors have four weeks to fix the issue or face stronger consequences, with Cabinet updates required by July. The minister’s push for transparency and accountability aims to ensure everyone sticks to their agreed-upon schedules. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/de0cfbe2129087a5